The latest articles on DEV Community by welchi (@welchi). https://dev.to/welchi https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F497043%2Febd7032f-ec16-41de-bc3c-4d0a1f30364e.png https://dev.to/welchi en welchi Fri, 23 Oct 2020 02:56:55 +0000 https://dev.to/welchi/rename-the-branch-from-master-to-main-in-an-existing-github-repository-3f70 https://dev.to/welchi/rename-the-branch-from-master-to-main-in-an-existing-github-repository-3f70 <h2> What I want to do </h2> <p>Sometimes I want to change the name of a branch, both locally and remotely.<br> For example, I may want to change the name of the branch from master to main. <br> This article will show you how to do that.</p> <h2> Procedure </h2> <p>First, locally, rename the branch from master to main.<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>git branch <span class="nt">-m</span> master main </code></pre> </div> <p>Next, you'll add the main branch to the remote.<br> <a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fok7ei1ppweyis7ke22f8.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fok7ei1ppweyis7ke22f8.png" alt="スクリーンショット_2020-10-13_23_48_51eng"></a></p> <p>You can also set the main branch as the default branch.</p> <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fzrqp5w6wjnfinxudyv0h.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fzrqp5w6wjnfinxudyv0h.png" alt="スクリーンショット_2020-10-13_23_51_133eng"></a></p> <p>Then delete the master branch in the remote.<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>git push origin :master </code></pre> </div> <p>Finally, the local main branch follows the remote main branch.<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>git push <span class="nt">--set-upstream</span> origin main </code></pre> </div> <h2> References </h2> <p><a href="https://gist.github.com/lttlrck/9628955" rel="noopener noreferrer">rename git branch locally and remotely</a><br> <a href="https://www.git-tower.com/learn/git/faq/set-upstream/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Git Set Upstream | Learn Version Control with Git</a></p> github git